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I had body work and collision repair done to my Chevelle after a rock rolled off a hillside and landed in the road in front of me. I performed all of the mechanical repairs at another shop, and opted to have J N L do the repair work as they had other Chevelles sitting in the shop and the owner had a couple. The guys were polite and the owner took the time to show me two of his Chevelles and assured me that they knew how to work on these old A-bodies.
I was given a time frame of about 30-45 days because of parts sourcing (it needed a new fender, and at the time no one made a new one). 6 MONTHS and lots of excuses about not being able to find the right parts later, I drove to Portland and purchased a used fender that was already stripped and was 9/10 in condition and then delivered it to the shop. It took me less than 48 hours to find one via Craigslist. I know it isn't always that easy, but I had seen this fender on CL for months. I even asked their counter guy why they hadn't bought it and he said that and quot;I couldn't get a hold of him on the phone.and quot; Another 30 days after that, they called me and told me that my car was ready.
The paint looked good and matched well. The finish was very nice and someone with an eye for color blending did a very nice job. Many times, you get blotchs in the paint or light/dark areas that are easy to see, but mine had none of these common paint problems. However, there were other problems:
1) The new front bumper was not centered on the car. This was noticed by their body guy and he told me and quot;bumper isn't straight?Best we could get it.and quot;
2) There was over spray on the frame and the front inner fender. Explained as and quot;Nobody will notice that.and quot;
3) Recently I removed the front bumper and front trim to do some work on the car and uncovered other hidden items. Areas under the trim had not been painted with the final color and were still in primer. The inside of the fender was only primered and poorly done so.
4) Mismatched bolts and screws used all over the place. Functional, but not original and really frustrating when you have to switch between metric and standard and different sizes of each.
5) Did I mention it took 7 months?
Overall, I wouldn't go back. They did an amateur job and took professional money. I wish that I had the knowledge to know what to look for when the work was done. These guys are perfectly capable of doing an excellent job, but I guess I had and quot;idiotand quot; written across my forehead.

They do very good work and their prices are good.

Bill is the mechanic and he is great. Their pricing is fair and reasonable. They get the work done in a timely manner. There are times where if the fix is very minimal the charge is also very minimal. It's always been a very positive experience.